Where does “rúka” come from?

rúka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫkà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

rúka (Serbo-Croatian): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “rúka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫkàhand; arm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “rúka”

Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →